Infusion Day!

Yay, it is finally infusion day. I have really been waiting for my Rituxan infusion. My RA has been unfriendly to say the least. Well, I finally got round one. The second one is in 2 weeks. I had the best nurse today. She got my IV in with no problems. I love it when that happens. My veins can be difficult. I absolutely hate it when they have to dig around with that needle. It makes me nauseous. All went very well today. I fell right to sleep and slept through most of it. It was actually pretty nice. I was glad I brought my ear plugs. There was a patient there that snored sooooo loud. Poor lady. I had to ask my nurse if I snored too when I was asleep. Thankfully I didn't. The things I can get embarrassed about. lol I just need to remember my headphones and ipod to listen to. Just in case. hee hee I hope everyone has an awesome day. May God bless you.

Weapons and Money

OK, so the weapons and money have nothing to do with each other. Please don't get any wrong ideas. Nothing illegal going on here. lol :0)

My daughter took her first weapons course, for Tae Kwon Do, yesterday. She is learning how to use the Bo and Cain. Yesterday she received her Bo. It is wonderful to see how serious she is about taking care of it and how serious she is about this course. She bows before picking it up and when she puts it down, even at home. She has made a home for it in our house. If she drops it, she will have to do 50 squat thrusts. I know she would too. Absolutely amazing seeing her with this. Talk about learning responsibility. Wow! Now, if only I could get her to be like this with everything else. ;0) The class went very well and she has already been practicing.

Here is the money part. I am so excited about this too. Not quite as mush as my daughter's new responsibility with the weapon, but pretty excited. I just did a mystery shop for $20! I can't say where but, I can say who I went through for the shop. I found the shop through Market Force. I will be adding Market Force to my updated "Helping Financially", list of survey sites, etc. I will also write a reivew of Market Force on Review Stream and try to post a link to it.

I hope everyone is doing well. May God bless you and have a great day.

Busy Busy Busy

Hi and howdy! I am so excited. My daughter, 8, found out that she is going to be able to pre-test for her black belt in June. She is so excited. So are her dad and I. Which means that she should be testing for her black belt in September. OK, yes I am one proud Mamma. She is also starting her weapons class on Saturday. She will have to pass her weapons test, in a few months, before she tests for her black belt. So, we have lots to work on. Notice I said we. I get to be her guinea pig with practice. Not only that, we have to figure out how in the world to pay for all this. lol I am so proud of my lil one. She has decided to raise money for her testing. She is really taking part in all aspects of her Tae Kwon Do. She will do chores, draw pictures, etc. She already has one order for a picture. Last time she did this, for her weapon's course fee, she raised $30! She did awesome!

Now, besides the great things with Tae Kwon Do, we are scrambling around to get her ready for her End of Grade Test. I homeschool her, and we are in "get-it-done" mode. Which, trying to get your child to really buckle down and focus on school can be quite the challenge. She really is doing well.

I am feeling like so many things are going on but, God is awesome. He has really helped me with all the illnesses. I started a new med that is giving me energy and really helping with the pain. Just in time too. Praising God. His timing is awesome!

I will post a link to Lyrica (my new med), and other medicines once I can get all the links together from Review Stream. By the way, I have gotten $2.50/each for 2 medicine reviews I did recently. So, if you are taking medicines, write some reviews. At least you will be able to get a little back for all that we pay for meds. Take care and may God bless you. :)

*NEW* On Line Surveys Updated with Links

I have added some new survey and mystery shopper sites. Also, I finally figured out how to do some links. So, hopefully that will make it a little easier for anyone who wants to check out a site. I also changed my pay date to start in April. Since, that is really when I started getting back into surveys on a more regular basis. My older dates are on my first "Helping Financially" page if you want to see those.

Remember, never pay a survey site. They pay you.

Review Stream
http://www.reviewstream.com/?inv=l5PSFIxhWxyS
Link

Review Stream is not a survey site, but I made some money here just reviewing my medications. I have reviewed other things as well. However, my meds earned me $2 a review. So, I was able to make the $50 payout fairly quickly. This is a good way to get a little back for all the money I pay for all the medicines I have taken and currently take. You can review anything you like on Review Stream. Their rates do change. Right now, their highest rate is $2.50. Most things I have reviewed, besides medicines, don't earn a high rate. I have gotten 40 to 50 cents per review. However, it can add up. You do have to earn $50 before you can cash out. You can earn money with referrals, if others vote your review helpful, and if you answer any questions others have asked about your review. If you do join feel free to use my link above. Don't forget to get a link from Review Stream to give to others. Like I said, every little bit helps.

Since I have reviewed some survey sites on Review Stream, I will put a link to those reviews. I will try to update this list to add anything new I might find.

Survey Sites

*NEW* PCH Online Surveys
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www.pchonlinesurveys.com
4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $17.80 (cash out is at $10)

*NEW*Surveyhead
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www.surveyhead.com/
4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $41.45 (cash out is at $25)

Synovate Global Opinion Panels
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www.globalopinionpanels.com/home
4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $6.45 (cash out is at $10) (total since 1/23/2008 $76.88)

Valued Opinions
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://http://www.valuedopinions.com/index.php?id=24
4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $12 (total since 2/2008 $50)
Review:http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=106968Link

Global Test Market
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www.globaltestmarket.com/

1/2008 - 5/2010 $50 (I cashed out the min $50 in May 2010)

Inbox Dollars
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www.inboxdollars.com/members/

Total as of 5/26/2010 $21.77 I have cashed out once for $30 (after charges around $27) I don’t do many things here except surveys and paid emails. I have added their tool bar, today, for $.50 and you can earn up to $.05 cents a day for searches at $.01 a search.
Review: http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=106964 Link

QuickRewards.net one of my favorites
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www2.quickrewards.net/?r=!F94VXV35D5965

4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $41.20 (no min. cash out - super cool - made $192.95 since 2/2008)
Review: http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=33205
Link

Light Speed Panel
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://us.lightspeedpanel.com/US/public/index.us

4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $0 ( I have made a total of $125 since 2/2008)
Review:http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=34781
Link

American Consumer Opinion Panel
Link
Or copy and paste:
http://www.acop.com/

4/2010 - 5/26/2010 $5 ($27 since 7/2009)


*NEW*Mystery Shop Sites

*NEW*Market Force
Link
Or copy and paste:
https://www.marketforceshopper.com/XP2/

Woo hoo Survey $

I am just so excited. Last night I finally made enough to cash out with Global Test Market. $50!!! It took a long time, but it feels great now. Now we will see how long it takes to get the money. I also have done enough surveys to reach a $25 pay out on one survey site that I don't have listed yet. I will try to re-post an updated Survey page soon. I want to make sure the new sites, I have tried, actually pay first. I hope everyone is having a great day.

My First Yard Sale

I had my very first yard sale yesterday. It turned out to be a lot of fun. It was a community yard sale. Not only did we sell clothes, etc, but we also had some fun things too. My daughter called it "Fun Sale". She had a lemon aide stand. She has always wanted to have a lemon aide stand. She did awesome! She made $17.75. I couldn't believe how well she did. Aside from lemon aide, we sold bottles of water too. I did some face painting and temporary tattoos for the kids. I think next time we will advertise on Craig's List. Someone, had that gem of an idea, from one of the forums I am on. We didn't have enough time to do it for this yard sale. I am thinking I may even have some crafts too. We made a good little bit of money. Going straight into the bank account to pay bills. Oh what joy. lol Actually, I am very grateful and blessed to have made any money to help with our bills. God is great!

Now, let's talk about the night before the yard sale. Can we say, OUCH! It took quite a lot of work to get everything together for the yard sale. This has just been such a busy busy month. By the time we were nearing the end of preparation, I barely could move my neck and back. Wow, did they hurt! RA definitely is not making things easy. Thankfully I get my Rituxan infusion on the 26th. Wheeww, I am ready. I better go now, and act like I am being productive around this house. lol I hope everyone is having a great day. :)